Learning to take the bad with the good.

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Originally Posted by angllady2

It's a quickly put together homemade incubator, and yes it's getting replaced. I really appreciate my hubby building this one, but it doesn't work nearly as well as he thought it would. I want to get a really nice one for next season, one that I know I won't have issues with. I expect to have even more clutches next year, and some will be quite high value, so I want no mistakes like this again.

Gale

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You don't have to go out a buy a really nice incubator, making one yourself with quality equipment is just as good, and definitely a better bang for your buck. My incubator cost me about $30 to make out of an old fridge if you don't include the thermostat. I spent well over $100 on that and I have a back up thermostat on it. Even if you buy a cheapo incubator you still need to get a nice thermostat, so it doesn't really save you any money. I will always be on the side of making your own incubator. You get a way bigger bang for your buck. You spend $200 on a premade incubator and can put 2 clutches in it, or you can spend that on one you make yourself and fit 12 clutches in it.

Oh I know that Stephanie.

This one is just a few pieces of melamine slapped together. No insulation or anything. Like I said, just really quickly put together. He meant well, but it's not very good quality. Now we know more about what we need to make it work.

I plan to do one out of an old fridge/freezer we can convert. Our very first one was a tiny mini fridge, it worked okay for two, but that's it. Next season I could have as many as 16 clutches.

I also plan to invest in a backup T-stat.

Gale

My daughter was looking with me, and said (about#9) look mom, the mark on her neck behind her head looks like a heart. I hadn't noticed, but it does. Maybe that's her "good luck birth mark". :)

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Stunning little fires you have there. If it's any help I have a gorgeous pastel who only has one nornmal eye, the other one is tiny and almost scaled over-that was a temp spike too & I was told that none of her clutch mates made it out of the egg so I think that you have been quite lucky with yours. Anyway she feeds fine but does like her food on the warm side-I have the distinct impression that most royals see their food more with their heat pits than with their eyes anyway. I would take one without eyes over one without heat pits any day. Good luck with getting them feeding & best wishes for the babies.

#9 is absolutely gorgeous!

i would adopt them in a heart beat .